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<p>From a pedagogical-psychological point of view, communication in teaching occurs between a teacher and a student or between students themselves. It contributes to the activation of internal mental processes, not only in participating individuals, but it benefits the entire class as a whole. Moreover, in the teaching of a foreign language, communication is not only the means of communication, but it also becomes the content of the lesson. Students verify their knowledge and improve their speaking skills through the meaningful use of the foreign language. The willingness to communicate construct answers the question of why some people are more inclined to share their thoughts, knowledge, and opinions verbally more than others. In the presented research, I investigated students’ willingness to communicate in English language courses on a sample of university students (<italic>n</italic> = 350) using a quantitative questionnaire survey. The overall results indicate that students are generally willing to communicate in English language classes, i.e. the overall reported level of willingness to communicate among students was high, and the results of individual speech skills did not indicate significant differences. However, a closer look at individual speaking skills shows that students report a higher willingness to communicate for items that describe receptive speaking skills.</p>
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From a pedagogical-psychological point of view, communication in teaching occurs between a teacher and a student or between students themselves. It contributes to the activation of internal mental processes, not only in participating individuals, but it benefits the entire class as a whole. Moreover, in the teaching of a foreign language, communication is not only the means of communication, but it also becomes the content of the lesson. Students verify their knowledge and improve their speaking skills through the meaningful use of the foreign language. The willingness to communicate construct answers the question of why some people are more inclined to share their thoughts, knowledge, and opinions verbally more than others. In the presented research, I investigated students’ willingness to communicate in English language courses on a sample of university students (n = 350) using a quantitative questionnaire survey. The overall results indicate that students are generally willing to communicate in English language classes, i.e. the overall reported level of willingness to communicate among students was high, and the results of individual speech skills did not indicate significant differences. However, a closer look at individual speaking skills shows that students report a higher willingness to communicate for items that describe receptive speaking skills.

Are University Students Willing to Communicate in English Language Courses?

Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Education

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From a pedagogical-psychological point of view, communication in teaching occurs between a teacher and a student or between students themselves. It contributes...

Are University Students Willing to Communicate in English Language Courses?

Published Online: Mar 15, 2024

Page range: 27 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acc-2023-0012

Keywords
Willingness to communicate, University, Feedback, Language skills

© 2023 Jaroslava Jelínková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Are University Students Willing to Communicate in English Language Courses?

Published Online: Mar 15, 2024

Page range: 27 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acc-2023-0012

KeywordsWillingness to communicate, University, Feedback, Language skills

© 2023 Jaroslava Jelínková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Willingness to communicate, University, Feedback, Language skills